Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) is more accurate than transient elastography (TE) in identifying liver fibrosis of stage 1 or more, researchers report in the February issue of Gastroenterology, using biopsy analysis as the standard. They also show that MRI-based proton density fat fraction (MRI-PDFF) analysis is more accurate than TE-based

A new quantitative ultrasound (QUS) can accurately identify patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and quantify hepatic steatosis, researchers report in the July issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. With further validation, QUS could be an inexpensive, widely used technique to screen the general or at-risk population for NAFLD. The estimated prevalence of NAFLD

Researchers describe a rare liver tumor of vascular origin in the May issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Laisa Socorro Briongos-Figuero and Tomás Zamora-Martínez describe the case of a 59-year-old man with chronic pancreatitis who was was admitted to the hospital with vomiting and jaundice, without fever or diarrhea. He had a previous history of

A man with an abnormal liver mass who was initially believed to have a hepatic tumor was found to have a subphrenic abscess that contained spilled gallstones, shown in a November Image of the Month article in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. As described by Takuma Arai et al., a routine checkup

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Dr. Kristine Novak is the science editor for Gastroenterology and Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. She has worked as an editor at biomedical research journals and as a science writer for 15 years, covering advances in gastroenterology, hepatology, cancer, immunology, biotechnology, molecular genetics, and clinical trials. She has a PhD in cell biology and an interest in all areas of medical research.